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- #ICYMI: Desperate times – British diplomacy ain’t what it used to be (VIDEO)
Britain appears to be experimenting with a new form of diplomacy involving desperation, a patronizing tone, and making threats which it’s unable to back up. The results are mixed so far.Feb 22, 2019 13:48UK News - Gavin Williamson gets dressing down from Chancellor Hammond over China warship rowUK Chancellor Philip Hammond has ostensibly revealed his annoyance at Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson’s threat of sending a warship to the South China Sea, claiming such rhetoric doesn’t make relations with Beijing “simpler.”Feb 21, 2019 13:12UK News
- China cancels trade talks with Britain after warship threat by UK defense secretary – reportsUK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has reportedly instigated a huge row at the heart of government after threatening to send a warship to the Pacific, prompting China to withdraw from trade talks with Chancellor Philip Hammond.Feb 14, 2019 11:28World News
- Dreams of Empire: Analysts doubt UK military will get ‘hard’ post-BrexitUK defense chief Gavin Williamson cited a Russian resurgence in claiming the British military must project ‘hard power’ worldwide after Brexit. Analysts, who see Britain as only a regional power, have greeted this with skepticism.Feb 11, 2019 19:33UK News
- Britain’s Gavin Williamson places Russia & China on notice, I'm not jokingUK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is itching for conflict with Russia and China. He’s not mad. Not even slightly. But he is stupid. Very.Feb 11, 2019 17:25
- We must be ready to use ‘hard power’ against Moscow and Beijing – UK defense chiefThe UK must be ready to use ‘hard power’ against Russia and China, defense chief Gavin Williamson has said. The remark has raised eyebrows in Moscow, which calls it “irrelevant” to reality and aimed at securing a larger budget.Feb 11, 2019 13:33World News
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